Herbert Theis
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Herbert Theis (born April 15, 1906 in Rixdorf near Berlin , † February 15, 1972 in Berlin) was a German politician ( SPD ).
Theis did a commercial apprenticeship in the chemical industry and industrial clerk . From 1929 he was a member of the SPD, after the " seizure of power " he was a member of the illegal International Socialist Combat League . In 1938 he was sentenced to five years in prison by the People's Court for “preparation for high treason ” , which he had to serve in the Brandenburg prison and in the Emsland camp .
After the Second World War , Theis was active again in the SPD. From 1946 to 1971 he was a member of the city council of Greater Berlin and the Berlin House of Representatives . He was chairman of the SPD Neukölln for twenty years until 1967 . In 1971 Theis was given the honor of city elder of Berlin . His grave in the forest cemetery Zehlendorf is designated as an honor grave of the city of Berlin .
literature
- Werner Breunig, Siegfried Heimann , Andreas Herbst : Biographical Handbook of Berlin City Councilors and Members of Parliament 1946–1963 (= series of publications by the Berlin State Archives . Volume 14 ). Landesarchiv Berlin , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-9803303-4-3 , p. 261 (331 pages).
- Hans-Rainer Sandvoss : Resistance in Neukölln , issue 4 of the series on the resistance in Berlin 1933 to 1945, Berlin 1990, ISSN 0175-3592 , page 138 ff.
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| SURNAME | Theis, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German politician (SPD) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rixdorf near Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1972 |
| Place of death | Berlin |